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INTl'RliSTING  BIOGRAPHICAL  SKETCH. 


Memoranda  read  by  Geo. 
the  Hope  Fire  Company 
•was  an  eurJy  member. 


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W     Harris,  at  a   meeting  of 
of  Harrisburg,  of  which  lie 


U.  o.  A. 


(IK.V.  .MICH  VKL  SIMl'SO.V. 

Ill  tliib  cciiii'iiiiiitl  yiTir  iiF  iiiii'  iiUiioiiul 
imli'iitMidi'iict',  iu  IS  )ir(»iK'.r  ii>  briiij4  u>  iio- 
lii'i!  sDiiU"!  of  lliojH  Willi  wi'u!  iuitiVL'ly  and 
t'li't'ct.ively  i:ii;;aL;('il  in  its  iicliimcinciit,  ami 
wlinse  iiaiir's  li  ivi-  uiMi'ly  taileil  IVoiii  tJii; 
I'eLNdlt'cUoii  ciCiht'  pulilic  (if  till)  itrt'MHit 
ilay.  ll  allonls  iim  pli'asiii-e  to  briiiy  to 
pul)lic  iiotiia!  oini  who  in  my  early  yt'.ars  1 
iviimv  |ii'r,-oiial!y,  and  ofwliosii  kind  and  me- 
nial iiiaiiiitn's  1  li.ivi;  plcasuialjlu  ivl'oIUc- 
lioii.  This  ia  (ieucral  AlielMid  .Siiiipsoii. 
Jlu  was  a  iiaiivi!  of  this  (Miinly,  his  father; 
■  Ttiii'iTfWPSiiiip'Oij,  o^viied  :JH)  ai'rus  of  land, 
a  p.ut  of  wliii'h  is  nosv  wilhiu  the  liiiiita  of 
lln!  nppi-r  part  of  ilari'ijlmi';;.  The  pa'.ent 
tc) 'I'hoinas  Simpson  is  dated  tlii!  21st  of 
Fehiuai'y,  17(it),  and  this  hmd  adjoined  that 
afterwartls  the  prop'Tty  of  William  Maelay, 
on  a  part  of  which  ihe  slate  eapitol  is  built. 
The  hind  of  Thomas  .Siinjibon  was  oiiiiin- 
ally  a  part  of  aliniit  l,20iJ  aeii's  surveyed  iu 
l":i2  for  proprietaiie.s.  It  front;  -d  on  tlie  Stis- 
(pielianna,  and  was  afterward,  in  JTo!',  le- 
bUiveyed;  and  in  ITti'^  was  [latenled  in  three 
parts,  of  about  the  same  (pianUty,  to  three 
person.s,  whose  christian  name  was  Thomas. 
Tlie  ui)pei' part,  of  about  o.'^O  acres  ami  allovv- 
auce,  was  conveyed  to  I'homas  Jl'Ke'';  the 
uiece  ne.\t  l)elow,  of  about  ot^O  acres  and  al- 
lowance, was  conveyed  lo  'I'homas  Forster, 
and  the  lower  piece,  also  of  about  oSO  acres 
and  alloA'ance,  was  patented  to  Thomas 
biuipsou. 


Ve.xl  b'do^v  the  land  of  Thomas  Simpson 
hiy  a  tiaet  (d'  almnt  lliice  hiindied  aeies  of 
.lohii  Harris,  a  part,  of  wliicli,  viz,  about  one 
hundred  and  einhtv  acres,  aflei'Ward  li.'- 
loiiged  to  William  .Macliiy,  as  abovi;  stated; 
and  next  b'dow  was  the  live  iiundred  acres 
of  .lohii  Harris,  on  which  Hinrisbiirg 
was  laid  oul,  Ihe  title  lo  which,  William 
.Maclay  states,  was  obtained  lom,'  af'er  set- 
tlement; liie  title  to  Itoih  tracts  of  John 
Harris  lieinjj;  daiiil  \~fV<\.  I'pon  the  death 
of  his  fitbeiv  Michael,  the  subject  of  lids 
slielch,  sold  liTs  inli'i'est  in  this  land  of  ins 
father;  and,  1  have  been  lidd,  ri;ceived  in 
payment  for  it  contiiKMilal  money,  which 
became  nearly  worthless. 

lie  was  a  revolutionary  scddier.  In  the 
latter  part,  of  bis  life,  and  foi'  a  ninnber  of 
years  previous  to  Ids  death,  he  resided  on  a 
f.trm  on  the  bUMiuehanna  in  York  county, 
about  thre(^  miles  below  the  Harrisl)urg 
bridi^e.  'J'his  valualde  farm  consisted  of 
several  hundred  ac;ies,  and  oriuinally  be- 
longed lo  Ihe  lirstJMiu  Harris,  from  whom  It 
was  transmitled  down  till  it  came,  lhrou;.;li 
his  marrititi'e  with  the  widow  Cliesney,  to 
whom  it  then  belonged,  to  tiie ownership  of 
(ieneral  Simp«on.  lie  was  a  friend  of  the 
father  of  the  writer  of  this  at  licle,  and  when 
(piite  young,  perhaps  ten  or  twelve  years  of 
ai;«,  I,  with  one  of  my  brothers,  frequently 
visited  him,  crossing  Ihe  river  in  our  log 


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caiino  (a  kind  of  boiil  tliiMi  iiuicli  used  lierol 
ami  rHliiriiiua;  in  tlie  al'icriioDii  of  llic  nnxl 
(lay.  11(1  ()CL'ii|)i('(l  a  iai^i!  slonc  lioiise. 
on  llu!  rivci-  bank,  ami  lived  pli'iilifully. 
tit!  always  roccivtul  a.s  willi  luaily  yood 
will,  anil  wliiMi  we  were  mmIi'iI  at,  lln!  lalilt- 
he  stiiMiu'd  to  fcri.joy  (inr  hcaltliy  appi'liti! 
and  wonld  nr|j;e  us  to  imlulf;<!  it,,  llu  had 
no  diildrt'M,  and  st'ciuiul  to  like  yoiir.i; 
eoinpany.  He  bad  a  nniiil)ei'  id'  colo-'ed 
sei'van;s,  and  tbey  added  to  our  pleasure  in 
roainiiii;  aboul  tlie  faini  or  lisieniiii;  to 
llieir  storii'S  of  luuititii;  and  olber  nialliMS 
in  which  tliey  were  InUMesied. 

'I'he  f^eneral  was  a  i^ood  deal  eeceniric. 
His  parlor  an(l(Mitry  were  hum;  about  with 
deer  horns,  t;iins,  an  alligaloi',  a  large  num- 
ber of  Indian  uud  other  enriosities.  After 
liis  death  these  were  sold,  and  1  hav(!  been 
told  that  a  eonsiderabli!  part  of  theru  eanie 
into  the  hands  of  Landis,  of  Lancaster,  and 
formed  a  part  ol  his  (txhibition  in  that  city, 
where  music  on  a  hand  organ,  then  some- 
what of  a  rarity  aboul  here,  was  ground 
out  by  the  hour,  perhaps  to  the  prolil  of 
Landif,  but,  l  am  iucliniMl  to  tbink,  to  the 
ainioyanci!  of  the  immediate  neighbor- 
hoiid. 

A  sister  id"  (Jeiieral  Simps.)!!  became  the 
wile  of  l'a!>o!i  Eldei',  of  ihe  raxton  cliuich. 

I'be  general  left  his  splendid  faun  to  his 
nephew,  Michael  T.  Simpson,  who  was 
called  aflei  hii!i;  a!id  it  afli'rwaiil  ca!!io  by 
purchase  to  the  owiiership  of  Mr.  Jacob 
M.  ilalden!a!!. 

(ieneral  Siuipson  had  on  each  sidi;  of  the 
lane  leading  toward  the  rear  of  his  (a  u  a 
low  of  cheii-y  tiees  of  peiiiaps  a  ibii'i.  of  a 
mile  <)!■  nmi'e  in  length.  Smiie  of  ibem, 
whicl!  he  I'eserved  for  the  ii^e  of  bis  faniily 
or  friei!ds,  bail  a  whisp  of  sti'aw  occasion- 
ally exteniled  aiouml  tliein.  A  mm  living 
in  llairisluii'g  was  once  asked,  as  I  undei- 
stooil,  to  assist  the  genei'al  with  bis  grass 
or  gi'aiu  harvest,  but  lailed  to  come.  IJiit 
afterwards,  as  was  ciisioinary  wiib  i!!any 
olbi'is,  be  came  to  gel  clieirnvs;  and,  will! 
out  leave,  he  goi  upon  one  of  the  leseived 
trees.  This  was  told  to  the  genera',  who  in 
excitement  called  out  to  one  of  bis  sei'v;'.nts, 
"Home,  Koine, get  an  axe."'  His  itian  Rome 
got  an  axe.  ami  the  genei'al  i!ot  a  lonir  slick 
and  directing  Koine  to  cut  down  Ihe  iri-e; 
stood  benealli  it,  and  kept  tb:^  man  from 
jmnping  down  till  the  tree  was  felled. 

I'he  general  entered  the  revolu'';)nary 
army  in  HTo,  as  a  second  lieiiieiiant;  Ins 
conimi>siiin  being  dated  liie  2.")th  of  June, 
177."i;  and  he  served  in  t'riecompany  of  Cap- 
Iain  Matthew  Smith  and  was  altacb(>d  to 
the  C^uebec  expedition.  The  regiment  was 
commanded  by  Colonel  William  Thomp- 
son, of  Cumberland  coiin*y,  in  this  state. 
Lieutenant  Simpson  is  meniioned  by  Judge 
Henry  in  his  narrative  of  that  campaign. 
Judge  Henry  was  the  fiist  president  judue 
of  the  conimou  nleas  of  Dauphin   county, 


bi.'ing  Commissioned  on  the  Idih  of  Decem- 
jer,  J7!i'i.     One  of  the  companies   in  that 
expediliiin    was  thai    of  Captain    William 
ilendi  icks,  from  (,'umlierlanil  cniiiiiy,  I'enn- 
sylvania,    and      anoiher     fiom    Lancaster 
County    was  commanded,    as    before   men- 
iioned, by  ('apiain  Matlhew  Smith.    Heniy, 
I  then  a  lad  oi' about   seviuiteen  or   eigbleen 
years  (d'age,  was  a  private  in  the  company 
of  Captain  Smith.     O.lieis  of  the   troops 
,   were   from    Massacbiisetts,     hbode    Island 
I  and  Conneciiciit,  and   in'ibaps   soiiie   fiom 
I  New  Hampshire.     Captain  Uaiiitd  Moriian, 
I  afterwiid  of  revolutionary  fame,  was  along 
with  rdl'Miien  from  Vii'ginia.      The  entire 
!  f.»rce   amount<'d    to  about    1,100  men    and 
!  was  under  the   command   of  General  Ar- 
I  nold.     It  was  intended   to   co  operate  with 
i  the  army  of   (Jeneral    .Montgomery,  which 
had  enteieil  Canada  by  the  way  of   Cham- 
plain  and  Montreal.      The  foi'ce  under  Ar- 
nold was  to  advance  by  Ibe    Kennebec  and 
I  Chaiid.eie. 
t      Judge  llemy,   in  his  narrative,  speaks 

I  kindly  of  Litnitenant  Simpson.  He  says 
,  that  on  one   occasion,    alter    a  fatiguing 

march,  they  stopped  on  the  side  ol    a    liver 
swellen    wiih    rain,    and    rnnnini;    with  a 
!  rapid  current  and   aliout    150  or  liOO   yards 
iibrcdtb.     But  the   provisions,  lenls  and 
I  camp  e(|iii|)age  were   on  the      ppl)^ite  side 
I  of  tlie  SI:  cam.  "Wc  siip|)osed  that  lilt!  most 
I  adventurous  boatman  would  not   dare   the 
;  ]  [lassage  across  to    us.     IJut  we    were    mis- 
taken ;  tliert!  were  two  men,  and  only  two, 

■  w  ho  had  skill  and  courage  to  tlaie  it ;  neetl 
Lieutenant  .Simpson,  on  an  occasion  like 
this,  lie  iiamt!tl.     He,  accompanied  by  ,h)hn 

I  ritlil,  entered  his  emiity  boat.  What  skill 
:|  in    boatmanship'.'      What    aptitude    with 

■  the  padtUe  was  here  exhibited.  *  •  • 
'  Simpson  'di.spla>ed  his  auiizing  skill.' 
'  There  was  an  eddy  in  the  stream,  but  even 
:  that  was  I'rightful.  He  came  n<-ar  bfing 
'  pitclied  into  the  sireaiu.  The  stit^ain  {'oicetl 
;  llis  bo, it  down  tilt;  river,  but  lie  recoveretl 
I  and  bro.igbt   it  up.     Now    wi^  alwii^wwui 

:!  trembling  for  tlio    fate  of  our 'ieiids,   and 

,i  anxious  lor   our   own   accommoilalion,  be- 

:  I  g.in  to  fear  tint  be  might   be  drawn   under 

I  the  pitch.     Quick,  almost    in    a  moment, 

;j  Simpson  was  with  us.     H-i   called,  in    his 

;  li.ud  voice,  to  K'ibert  Dixon,   J.imes  t)id,  a 

messmate,  ami  myself,  to   enter   the    boat, 

We  enteietl   iinnn.'dia'ely.     He  puslictl  oil', 

attempting  the  start  liy   favor  of  the   eddy, 

which  was  the  main  thing.     He  failed. 

"Reiuniing  to  the  shore  we  were  assaili'd 

by   a   nnnierons    baiitl  of  soldiers,  hungry 

i  and    anxious  to  be  with  their  coni|)anioiis. 

'  I  Simpson  told  them  lliat  htt  could  not  carry 

■  ,  more  with  sali'ty,   and    wonld  return   for 

i ;  Iheiii.     Hut  several  jumped  into  the  boat. 

i  Simpson's  countenance  chaimetl,   and    he 

;  saiil,    'O    (rod,   nieii,    we  shall    all    tlie.' 

I I  They  wtiild  mil  recede.  .Nearing  the  op- 
1 1  poslte  shore  some  of  the  men  leaped  to  the 


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li(!  null  of  Dt'ccm- 
ciiinpaiiii'si  ill  lliiit 
('ii|)liiiii  Willhiiii 
l.iiul  cciiiiiiy,  ri'ini- 
liiiin  JjiiiiiMslt'i' 
I,  Its  Im'Ioi'c  iiiiMi- 
icvv  .Siiiilh,  lli'iiiy, 
MilfCMi  or  cii;lili!iMi 
l(!  ill  tliu  coiniiany 
icrs  ol'  lliu  liiiops 
Is,    hlioilu    Island 

I'llllipS    SOliU!    IVoiii 

till  Uanitil  M()ri;an, 
ly  faiin',  was  aloiii; 
iiiiia.  Tliu  c'lilirt! 
it  1,100  men  ami 
(1  of  Gt'iieral  Ar- 
lo  CO  oiK'iatt!  Willi 
lonti,'()iiit'iv,  wliicU 
till!  way  of  Cliam- 
lit'  foiw.  uiiilci  Ar- 
Lho    Kciiiu'bfc  aiul 

iiaiiative,  speaks 
iiiipisoii.  III!  says 
alit'i-  a  fatiguing 
In'  suit;  ol  a  liver 
,1  iiimiini;  willi  a 
,  1,"J0  or  200  yards 
ivisioiis,  ii.'.nis  and 
iln'  ppl)^itl!  sido 
losi'd  tli.it  tilt!  most 
mill  not  tlaie  tl;ii 
Jill  wu  wt'ie  luis- 
iieii,  and  only  two, 
gi.',  to  tlari-!  it ;  iift'tl 
1  an  ofi.:asioii  likti 
:oinpaiiied  by  .loliii 
boat.  What  skill 
lat  aptitude  with 
xliibited.  *  •  • 
s  aiiuziiii,'  skill.' 
le  St  team,  but  i^vfii 
iMim^  ih-ar  b.dn;j; 
'I'liii  slii!alii  i'oici'tl 
,  bill  lie  it'Coviiit'd 
ow  wi^  iiilmi^wwui 
f  our  'ifiiils,  and 
Lcooiaiiiotlalion,  be- 
lt bu  ilrawii  miller 
list  in  a  iiioiiieiit, 
II'!  ealletl,  in  liis 
xt)ii,  J.iiiies  ()ld,  a 
,0  eiitiT  the  boat, 
y.  He  piisliotl  oil', 
favor  of  tlie  eddy, 
ig.  Hi'  failed, 
re  wo  were  assaili'd 
uf  soldiers,  Imiigiy 
1  their  comiianlons. 
111!  could  111)1  carry 
would  return  for 
iipi'd  into  the  boat, 
ehaimed,  and  he 
ive  shall  all  tile.' 
i.  Nearing  the  op- 
iiu'ii  leaped  to  the 


4- 


«. 


; 


? 


.,l,t,re  aii.l  lli.is  force.l   Hie  boat   inU.  1   e  I 
slivaiii.     The    boa.,   wa..   cirricd    "•'<'^"  ' 

,l,e  vi.ilence   of  the  current.     1  ^•■'I'V;' '>' '- 
.•.siiiipsou,  we    are   going  to  hi'avn  .       .M> 
fill    was    head    foremost,     hiiupson    came 
afierme.     liis  heels,  at  the  tlt-pth  ot  l>h<";" 
feel  or  more,  were  iii.oii  my  '•''•"l  'i"''  '"■' '\' 
and   thes.!    grinding    on   lb'!   gravel.     \V.> 
were   nearly    tog-ther-I    tirsi,    my    triend 
fuUowetl.     The  art  of  swimmuig,  in  wind 
1  tlwiighl  mSMdf  an  a.lepi,  w.is  Irie.l,  bu 
was  alopsy-lurvy  biisin.'ss;  Ibe  torce  ol  lit. 
vvater    tlnew    me    often    lit; -is-ovvr  h!!ad 
Alter  a  lew  liundretl  yartls,  Simpson  was  at 
mvside;    but  the   torce  td'  llie  stream  prt- 
vent.!d  the   eserlion   td'  Bwimmiiig,  yet  its 
inUK-aios'ty   kepi   us  up.     U  drove  us  l,o- 
war. Is  the  olli.!r  side  of  Hie  ruer,  against  a 
long  ridge  of  periiendicular  lock   ot   g.eai 
cxttMit.     As   we  Uoated  along  an  Irishman, 
an  excdlent   sohlier,  Kdward   Cavaiiau::h, 
pa.ssii.g   along,   happened   to   come   to  th.- 
river   at   the    iiwtaiit   Uial   my    breaM    h.id 
struck   a  tree.     He  cried  out,  '.Johnny,  is 
this   vou,'  antl   he   tlr.igged  m.!  out  ot   the 
water.    Simpson    immedialely   ai>pianng, 
htl  did  him    the  same  goml  ollue.     Dixoii      j 
not  being  able  to   swim,   it  was   siippos.'U      , 
had  been  dnnviietl;  but  lie  had  stuck  .o  the 
si.le  id  the  boat  and  was  lodged  in  a  pile  ot     , 
ihifi  wootl  ami  was  s.ivetl.     We   ariiv.:.l  at     , 
the  camp.     Simpson    was  so  much  exhilai-     ■ 
aled  by  our  cso.ipe  that,  se.iletl  on  a  slump, 
he  sail-  'I'l'i"'  m  great  glee,     it  became  a  ., 
C-oat  favorite  with  us.     1  lost  my  knapsack,  ;  ■ 
my  hat  and  my  most  precious  ritle.  | 

In  a  subsetpmni  part  of  the  iiairalive  of  1 1 
Jud"e  lliiiiry,  Simpson  is  aiiaui  menlioiied  :     i 

"When  the  part  V, hungry  and. iej.-cled.wie 
sitting    ab,)U.,  a    die,   S;mp,oii    lo  auii....'e 
the    c.mpai.y,    would    smg   'I'lato.       ll's   , 
soiioiou.  voice  gave  spun  to  my  bear  ,  aud   ^ 
the  moi-aluy  tdUie  song,  coiisotanon  to  my  , 
mind,     in  iru'-h'the  music,  tlfjugli    not  so 
coned  as  thai  of  Uan  ;el,   atided  slreugtli 
ami  vigor  to  our  nerves."  ,,,.,! 

On  the   I'.exi  .lay,   November  .,,    Henry 
observes,    that     here,     for    th.^  lirst   lime, 
'•Aaron   Ihirr,   a    most  amiable   youth   ot 
twenty,  came  to  my  view— he  was  then  a 
cat-let    t    w  11  require  most  cogent  evitlencti 
toconvh.c    my   miml,  that  he  ever  inlen.led 
any  ill  to  his  ouuilry.<d  late  years,   by  his 
various  si.eculalii^ns.    Though  tlilleniig  in 
nolilical  opinion  from  him,  no   reason   has 
vet  been  laid  tJef.tre  me  t.)  induce    a   l)eliet 
that  he  was  traiiorous  to  his  country;  how- 
ever, lake  this  as  the   wayward   ideas  ot  a 
person  ttJtaiK  -•xclutled  from  a  know  -dge 
of  the    secreis    of  the  cabinet,   who   was 
somewhat  aiteutive  to  its  operations  so  tar 
as    uewspaiier  iufonuation  can  eluci'l.ue. 
Siibsetnieiitly,   Henry  speai«  well  ofSimi> 
still,  when  Uixoii  was  struck  m  the  leg   by 
acannonhall  that  w.as  liretl  near  to  Quebec, 
from  which  wound  he  died.     He  speaks  in 
favorable  terms  of  Dixoa  and  observes  that 


he  was  agtMitlemaii,  ami  owned  property  In 

WesI  Hanover '.owiisbip,  then  in  l„.i, caster 
countv,  now  in  D.iuplun;  and  he  ivm.u^ks 
llial  the  blood  td' Dixon  was  the  Ins!  o.l.i- 
lion  uiionllieaUar.il  l.ibeily  ai  Qu.'bec 

Henry  was  lakeii  prisiin.'r  in  the  alt.u'k 
„n,.ii  Ihlebec,  which  look  place  upon  the 
tiisl  .lav  of  January,  1770.  Simpson  was 
then  avVay,  un.l.'r  an  or.ler  of  (..'ii.  Ariioltl 
„il  the  •J'.llh  of  Deceinb.'r,  H^.',  and  was, 
therefore,  not  engaged   on    the  attack  upon 

"rp.jutho  termination  of  the  attack  upon 

()iieb.'C, Simpson  reliirned  with  the   balance 

of  the  army.  The  regim.uit  ol  Cd.   I  hoiiip- 

s,m  had  been  engaged    for    the  lerni  .d  mie 

Vear.whi.'liexpii.Mlonlhels!  td  July.  \,,<: 

I'orlions  ..f  the   regiment    n-eidiste.l,    an.l 

C.d.   Thompson,    having    he.!n    appointe.i 

hii.Mtlier  eeiieral,  the  ivuiiiwiit  Came  un.ler 

aie"commaiil   .d'  Col.  ll.vnd.of  i.a.icaster 

'  county.     Captain    Smith    being  absent  on 

;  recruiiin-  serviC!  an.Uir.st  Lieui.  Steel  liav- 

■  in.r    been    taken    prisoner  at    Queliec,  tlit. 

•ompaiiy  was  probably  un.ler  tii.:  coiiimaiul 

td- Lieut.   Simpson    in   the    battle  td  Long 

Islaml.  ,.  •         .     (• 

!      This   regim-nt   was  th.!  (irsl  regiment  ol 

the  I'eiiiisvlvaoia  line. 

.Simpson  was  afler.vard  appoiiib'd  cap- 
I  lain  on  Hie  first  of  December,  HTi.  I  be  regi- 
;  ,„eiitw:isen-a'.:edilitheb.itile<d  I  renloii 
,d  the  JOlhof  Decemlmr,  ImH;  in  ihu.  ot 
i  I'rincetoii  on  the  :;  1  of  January,  li(i;i" 
,!  ihatof  lir.indywine  on  the  lUli  .d  S-'pl., 
;i  mi.aiulinlhe  battle  .d  Wlute  "lams  ou 
1  til.' -.i  lib  of  October,  liTO.  ,     ,  .,      , 

'!       inJ.iouarv.  n^'.Mie  addressed  a  letter  lo 
thesiii.ivineexecullvvcm'i'ilc.uiainiiiga 
'  ,•,.,|ue^'  fir   clollim-.  which    reipu'sl,  it  ap- 
ii  n..,U,   was  not  granted.     The   lett-r,  writ- 
''    ieiiinafair.m.inly  haul,  was  a*  to|io-vs: 
' '       To  Uic.  Ilnnoruhlr  llw  Siqiriinr  hxrcuUic 
:i   ConncU   of  the   Stale   of   I'ninsylr'inia- 
'     GKNri.KMK.s:   VWlen  (lapt^iin  Lang  anived 
at  camp   I   had  obl.iiiied  a  furlouji  to  go 
home,  alter   a  fatiguin-   campai.'ii,  lu  par- 
licular   from  the    12lh  td  Augii..l  until    he 
,  army  was  ordered  to   manh  from    hredt!r- 
I  ick^i)urg.     I   was   in  th.!    iufan  ry   ..n  the 
i  eiiemy-s  line  with  Olonel  (rest,  under  the 
1  commaii.l  of  Ocneral  Scott,    wlit^n,  in  Sep- 
1  tember  last,   a  detachment  with  Cohme 
*  Gest   was  snrr.niiule.l   by   th.!   enemy  and 
'  twenty-seven  privates  and  two  .dlic.!is  lu.i.la 
I  prisoners;  they  took    my    clothing,    great 
coat  and  boots.     N<u  being  abl.!  to  gel  a 
sui.plv  td  clothing  from  Caiitain   Lang  1  .lo 
I  humbly  re.iuest  your  hon.irs  to  all.iw  me  a 
supply  out  of  the  state  store,  viz: 
Cloth  tor  great  coal. 
1  pair  of  boots. 
4shiitsand4  pair  of  hose. 
1  pair  shoes  ami  1  pair  biick'n  bn^eches. 

MICIIAKI.  SiMI'SON. 

C'apt  1st  I'eniia.  Keg't. 
riiiLAUEi.i'Ui.v,  i'J:  Jan.,  ITP- 


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(xii^iCt^ 


K 


I  Kiiildrscil  ] 
(■;i|)l.  Simpson,  Jiin'y  I'-',  177!).     I'ftilioii 
(I:miii-.s(M  .i^i    lifii  fi  coiilKiry  to   a  iiilc  l.iid 
ili'tti,  l,y  ll:i' i-iiMcil  ricil  Ii.  (li'livci<'l(]|liilij: 

' 'V  olIifiT  will  sc  ic;:iiii(Mil  wus  :ir,  cariij) 

ill  iiny  ciisH  t'xcej.i  a  ])iis()iK'niii(l  woumluil. 

Till-  sildicis  of  tlic  IViii.svIvania  line 
well!  fiilisicil  (di-  lliici'  \e,ir.s  oi-  dnnii"  the 
war.  A'  ,>ut  tlic  Isi  (,(•  .(aniui'v,  17S|,  Imp- 
ju'iii'il  111,.  I',. volt  ..fill,.  l'.Miiis'vlviiiii,i  lint'. 
Tl.i'.solilici.s  cliiiii,!.,)  ilici/  discliari:!',  ooii- 
tHiidiii!.'  ili;,t  ihouuli  tilt!  war  wai  not, 
tt'iiKinatt'd.  llicv  Wfiv  entitled  todis 'liat'se 
at.  Ilie  terininatioii  of'tluce  v.'ar.s  of  t.erviiv. 
'liiis  quest joi,  aiosn  d:iriii;a  tliH  iattt  war 
aiid  was  decided  in  l.ivoi  I'.f  ilie  soMiers. 
Til-  i-m, I, ..,,[,  „ei-,.  eveiiiiiillv  (V'liiidi- 
dated  iu'o  six  reyilliUMfs,  an<l  Iheri!  heiii- 
Mllifrninneiiiiy  ollicers,  .Simpson  letireil 
Jt»ni  IhuM'.-vii;,..  Tills  was  on  or  rtl»oiit 
111.'  1st,  ul  .(.I  Hiaiy,  17SI.  He  |,ad  also 
S'l'ved  In  (iiMii'r.il  .Sullivan's  ciniiiaiL:!! 
a-,iins'.  tlitf  noriliern  Indians  in  !77!'  Soon 
alier  ln'  It  ft,  iliu  army  lie  f^o!  nmiiel. 

V  liroilierof  MIeliaid   Simpson,  William  ! 
Sinip>.. II,  w.is  at  liosit)'i  during   its    invest,-' 
liiflit.     1  have  lie.iid  thai  seem;:   a  iMiinoii 
hull  from  a  liriiish   ^in   r.jiliim  over  tlm  : 
I'laiii,  ami    iioi   s-nliieieiitly  e.stimalin^'   its 
force,  he  im'  (Kit   his  foot   to  arnst,    it,   hut 
lt_  hlol;e   hii    lej:.      Tllij    happened  on  till!  \ 
-iihot  .\n:;iiM,  177,-,,   and  thu    wound    re-  ! 
suited  111  his  death. 

As  to  tl:(!  personal  appearaiico  of  (ienerai 
.^iiiipson  my  (  \vn  impre.ssii^n  is  that  he  was  ; 
a  lan.e,  jxnveifiil    man  near   to  six    feel  In  i 
lifii-'lit;  and  a  hi-ldv  resiieclaiile  a;.'ed    laiiv 
now  riisidiiii,'  in   llirrisliuii,',  coi.iirms  this 
statement,  ami    addcl  thai '-liu  looked  like  ' 
a  general." 


tht!  comtnaiid  of  Ceni-iiil  tlainilloii.  VVasli- 
iiiiiton  ivi.ched  riiilaileipiiiaon  ihe  L'.sthof 
Ocioltei',  ivlii'if  coii;.'ivss  wis  altoiit  1(1  a.s- 
semlilt;  in  tlui  month  of  N-ivemlier.  If  he 
visili>d  (ieiieral  ."siuip-oii  it  was  prohahly 
on  his  reliiin  from  l!et|foi,|. 

'rill!  son.;  alioiit  rialo,  1  havo  lieen  in- 
ftrmeii,  was  :if!eri  siiiii;  hy  the  i.;ene/-.il.  So 
fir  1  liiive  not  heeii  alile  to  trace  it,  or  a  part 

itf  it    mii;lil   have  I n  altaehed  lo  tliis. 

'I'ht!  general  w.is  manieil  a  si;;'  md  liiiit!. 
His  .secoi'd  kvifi!  was  a  widow  ladv  of  IJed. 
foul,  in  I  Ids  slate,  a  remarkaltly'line  lo(»k- 
■  iuL;  Kii'^lish  woman.  I  iindeistand  thai  ho 
j  Was  Hieuahoitl  seve:  ty  y eats  of  a-e,  and 
j  ills  ^rooinsman  w.is  tweiily-live. 
i  'I'lii:  neiieial  is  liiiried  "ill  the  i^r.ive  yard 
j  of  til- I'axtoii  ciiiULh.  1  unilers.and'tliat 
[  h.'  Iia>l  the  lion  .'.-liiiiiii  whieli  is  now  there, 
I  pr.  |>.ite,|  (.,!•  ,„■  pl.i  vd  around  tin;  ground 
j  which  lie  ilesliiu  d  {^<\-  hi-  owi.  hmial  nl.iee. 
j  Ihis  r.iiliii-,  !  ihiulv,  w.is  Ilie  Ills,  one 
j  •'ivc  eU  in  tl.e  l'a>;'o.i  tiave  vaid,  :  lid  per- 
j  h.ifis  was  Mh!  lirsl  o.ie  .m"  tc  i  in  ,,iiy  yr.ive 
,  yai-.i  ill  i:iis  lieiiihh  .rtiood.  \\  was  not.  then 
I  ous  oiii.iiy  lieie  to/  ufc  around  1  l,e  deail,  or 
I  to  liuild  .leiiilid  trop!ii.'.,  in  their  lioieir, 
I  or  ;o  ilo  nioie  than  iiiilov.-ror  ne.ir  to  tliiii 
;  restiiii;  pl.ice   .sonii!    iiu  vpo.isive  iiieiuori.d, 

\    SOMll!tlllie, — 

rliv  lucs  aii'l  Kliainale.s.s  .sculptiiro 


•  Willi  IMlCIIIltll 

ilwkud," 


clear  voice, 
authority — 
peici(!Vi'd  it 
llatrisbuii'. 


He  had  n  reuiarKably  loud, 
and  I  have  it  from  erMli%b!i! 
troinone  who  hail  fivipiently 
and  who  is  now  residiiii;  in 
that  he  could  lie  heard  across  the  Siisque- 
lianiia  in  calling,' lo  his  servants  alioul  the 
farm,  or  to  the  boatiiieu  on  the  opposite 
side  of  th.!  river,  the  river  bein^i  there  three 
i]iiarters  of  a  mile  or  more  in  wiiiUi.  I'he 
general  owned  the  ferry  on  the  York  countv 
side  of  the  nver,  and  for  awhile  leased  the 
Ciiiimlieis  terry  on  the  opijositeor  east  side 
ot  t.'ie  liver.  The  w.iter  a  that  ferry,  at 
l.-w  waier.  w,;s  rather  de  per  than  at  the 
lerry  at  Harrisliuiy. 

I  have  been  informed  hat  when  General 
Uasliin.^ioii  Was  in  llii^  iieij;liliorhood  dnr- 
ini.'  the  di-.tiirlianees  i.i  western  Pennsylva- 
nia, lie  paid  a  visit  totJeiieral  .Simpson  at 
bis  farm.  Wasliineron  was  at  Ilarrisbur;: 
inl7iMaud  went  as  tar  west  as  IJedi'ord^ 
vbue  he  W.IS  on  the  11/th  of  Octibei-. 
From  this  lie  tiiri.ed  toward  ihe  east,  leav-  , 
iii}4  the  army  topi oceed   westward   under  I 


I  but,  generally,  with  menlion  of  Mieiruame 
and  years,  and  sometimes  d.iys;  their  vir- 
tues   often    liijeilv    proclaimed;    but  their 

I  fai  Itsor  frailties  unacknowledged. 

!       .ieneral  Simpson  was  pos,jess"d  ofamia- 

•  ble  ipi.iliiies.  fie  was  a  waiiu  friend,  iiiml, 
iHieial  .mil  oblii;ini.',  and    hv  his  iiei;;::liois 

j  was  hk.'d  and  respected 

i       lie  died  on'.lune  I,  IM.!,  ai;.' 7.!.     J  have 

j  heard  that  when    l.e    dieiUhe  clock  in  Ins 

I  house  stopped.     As  to  this" 

1  I  do  11  .t  >ay  "i.i)\v  tin.'  trntti  may  liu. 

I  /  .say  tiiu  tak'  iis  'twas  said  to  mo." 

j  Whilst  we  are  eui^aued  in  comiiiPino 
:iitiiii;llie  eveius  ot  our  riivoliiuon.iry  striiL;- 
I  Lie  atiil  resell ihir  from  oblivion  or  iiringini; 
;  to  pulilic  notice  the  names  and  services  of 
;  those  known  to  us  who  risked  tludr  lives 
;  ai.d  fortunes  in  a  lause,  by  r'lany  oonsid- 
;  end  doiilitfiil  in  r  sub,  for  a  oonsideralile 
I  time  after  tin;  conuict  l)ej;an,  let  us  not  for- 
j  jii't  that  there  were  many  others  who  died  in 
I  ibe  hospital,  the  prison  siiip,  or  ti.'e  battle 
!  lielil,  whose  names  ami  particular  .services 
j  have  been  foi:,'ol,ten.  As  to  these  let  us 
:  say  what  some  of  them  migbtliave  tliouiilii: 

"N.'i-its   there  tlia  [iraiso  or   the   lovo  written 
record, 
j   'I'he  name  and  tlie  opit  ipli  Ki-.avcd  on  tlic  stone  ; 
TUe  (Uiin-s  that  we   lived  lor,  let  tlieiji  be  om 

fto'y, 
We  wiir.st'hv;.s  rememborea  only  by  what  taf  have 


done.'' 

JlLY,  1870. 


(<KO.    W.   IlAKm.S. 


*  »r 


Vo 


■Ifll   Ililllllllllll.    \Vll^ll- 

Ifipiiia  (111  ilii'  L'sili  of 
■cii  WIS  iilnMit  to  a.s- 
it'\,)Vi'iiil)i'r.  If  111- 
M)ri  ii  Will  proliiiljly 
ill'onl. 

Ill',     1     I'llVt!    bft'll    iii- 
i;  liy  ilii'  ;;fi/f/-.il.     So 
li'  t'l  tiMi't!  If,  oru  part 
I  iiUaclii'il  1(1  Uiis. 
iricd  ;t  »(!;•  iikI    Uiiks. 

wi(t,)W  l.uly  of  IJi'd- 
ciiiaikiilily  liiK!  look- 
I  Uii(lcrilaiiil  lliiiL  lit! 
y  >fais  of  a;;i',  ami 
'•iily-livn. 

'tl    ill  llu'  i;i-av(!  yani 

1  iindcra.aiid  lliat 

;  wliicli  is  now  (|i>T(', 

ai'iiiiiid  ih,.'  ;;i(iMii(l 
111-  owi,  Ijiiiial  idaCL'. 

i,   IV, l^      I  111'     Ills.    (illU 

Li.ivd  >aid,  :  ud  pci- 
'■!'■  Ic  1  i:i  ,iiiy  ur.ivc 

icil.     II    U•a^  HOI,  tlllMi 

e  around  iIh'  dead,  vv 
ilii">  ill  llii'ii'  lionur, 
ov-r  or  iiu.ir  to  tli;\i 
I  KiKj.isivu  iiit'iuori.d, 

ii'l  Kliiiiiolex.s  sculjitiiro 

Jiitioii  of    lii'ii-  iiaiuo 

iiK^s  days;  tlioir  vii- 

iL-laiiiKMJ;    Ijui   their 

iiinvhidgtd. 

s  pos.?(;ss"d  of  iiiiiia- 

a  waim  friend,  hciinl, 

Mil    bv  ills  iit'i;;::liois 

1 

M-'l,  a^'.'  7;!.      J   liavn 

icdJlid  clock  111  Ilia 

liiif 

triitli  miiv  lie. 
hiiul  to  mi,'." 

i:.'t'(l  ill  coiiiiiiPini) 
irvohiiioiiary  slriiL;- 
ililivioii  or  iir'ingiiii; 
iiii's  and  services  (if 
)  li-iked  tludr  lives 
',    liy  inaiiy    coiisid- 

f'(ir  a  consideralile 
Kiiiaii,  let  lis  not  for- 
y  (Hln;r.s  wlio  died  in 
sliip,  or  ti.'e    battle 

parliciilar  ,>ervic(»i 

;\s    to    lliesH   !(!l    us 

iiiiglitliave  tlioujilii: 

lit'   the   love  written 

1  Kiavi'd  oil  tlio  stone  ; 
lor,  let  tlieDi  be  mil 

I  only  by  lohai  wf  hace 
(<KO.    W.   IlAUlilS. 


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PLATO . 


Tlu-  foUomuij,  dwco'.:  <:<l  >'i  -  Tlie  SmUhrn  (uio  Wr.hrn  Songsler,"  is  the 
song  sutnj  h,j  Ueiitrnant  Simpson.  J'  seiilimrnf  U  resniihUs  Ih'  porm 
rrp,"iird\  from  memonj,  h/  I'nriilriif  fjinroln,  anJ  tvliich  u-aa  wrilten  hi/ 
William  Kno.1),  of  Svollaml. 


"  Sav:5  Pi,.\T(.,  VVhv  siioii,!)  Man  hi-:  Vain?" 

S.iys  I'latd,  why  slimild  iiiiin  lin  vain, 

.Since  bdiuitcdiis  Jlciivcn  tiatli  niaiie  liiin  K"'i>'  > 
W'liy  Idok  witli  insiilriil  disduin 

On  tliiisf  innlcclscl  witli  wcnllli  m-  state  i* 
Can  spii  luliii  lobcs,  or  beds  m'  dnwii, 

Or  cdstly  ^^enis  tliat  dick  the  fair; 
C.'in  all  th(^  (glories  of  a  crown 

Give  health,  or  oaso  the  brow  of  cart; '/ 

The  Hceptred  king,  the  biiithenod  slave, 

The  hmuble  and  the  haughty  die  ; 
The  rich,  the  poor,  tlie  base,  the  brave 

In  dust  without  distinction  lie. 
Go  search  tlie  tombs  where  monarchs  rest, 

Who  once  the  greatest  titles  bore  ; 
The  wealth  and  glory  they  possessed 

And  all  their  honors  are  no  more. 

So  glides  the  meteor  through  the  sky. 

And  spreads  along  a  gilded  train  ; 
But  when  Us  short-lived  beauties  die, 

Dissolves  to  common  air  again. 
So  'tis  with  us,  rny  jovial  souls. 

Let  frienchhip  reign  while  here  we  stay  ; 
Let's  crown  our  joys  with  flowing  bowls, 

When  Jove  us  calls  we  must  obey. 


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